Bloomberg has published an interesting report that included Facebook phone release date by 2013. It says that the Facebook social network along with the HTC are developing their own smart phone, which goes on sale in mid-2013. According to insiders have provided this information, the device initially planned for release later this year, but due to busy schedule of developing their own smartphones, HTC has alienated the release date of "social smartphone" pretty much.

Facebook Phone Release by 2013

At the moment, it is also known that Facebook is developing its own retrofit operating system. For its creation were invited experts from Apple, previously involved in the creation of the iPad and iPhone. Insiders particularly stressed the fact of improved and updated versions of various mobile software presence. Looks like the company's strategy to entice bright minds from the other companies (remember the Chpwn's interning?) brings good results. According to statistics, about 450 million of Facebook users (almost half of the total) get access to it through a portable device. Own smartphone will allow the most popular English-speaking social network open up new directions of mobile strategy development . Currently neither HTC, nor Facebook will not comment on the possibility of smartphone set up. Insiders also report that the development engineers plan to use a modified Android OS as the basis for the new operating system. The same anonymous insiders have reported that at the moment Facebook is working with the British designer INQ Mobile on the functionality and appearance of the upcoming device. Rumors about the creation of Facebook-smartphones are flying around for a long time. Supposedly a couple of years ago, the company led the development of the social network-oriented device. It is believed that the last time the company's management had to abandon such plans due to lack of sufficient experience in this area. Relying on the reports, the release of the Facebook phone will most likely happen in 2013. In that case both HTC and Facebook companies must work very hard to beat the main competitors, which are Apple and Samsung.